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Tropical cyclones and storm surges: Why they are deadly

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 20 07:49 AM

Cyclones are low-pressure systems that form over warm tropical waters, with gale force winds near the center. The winds can extend hundreds of kilometers (miles) from the eye of the storm. Read more »

Ambo leaves at least P1.26 billion in agriculture, infrastructure damage

Rose Carmelle Lacuata, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 19 09:00 PM

MANILA - The first typhoon to hit the country this year left at least P1.26 billion worth of damage to agriculture and infrastructure, the disaster management agency said Tuesday, just as the nation grappled with the COVID-19 pandemic that has set back the economy.   Read more »

Typhoon Ambo destroys some tents at Kidney Institute

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 19 09:57 AM

Typhoon Ambo destroyed some tents that COVID-19 patients used at the National Kidney and Transplant Institute, a doctor there said Tuesday.  Read more »

Eastern Samar worries over relief supplies due to Ambo, virus

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 18 10:43 AM

Eastern Samar is worried over relief supplies following a powerful typhoon hit late last week, as it was still reeling from pandemic restrictions, its governor said Monday. Read more »

Suplay ng kuryente sa Quezon province, 80 porsiyento nang naibalik

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 17 06:39 PM

Naibalik na ang kuryente sa halos buong lalawigan ng Quezon matapos mawala dahil sa pagtama ng bagyong Ambo, sabi ngayong Linggo ni Governor Danilo Suarez. Read more »

Ambo leaves some P79 million worth of damage, so far, in agriculture - NDRMMC

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 17 10:42 AM

MANILA - Typhoon Ambo (international name: Vongfong), which has since weakened into a tropical depression, left some P79 million worth of damage, based on initial reports, to the Philippines' agriculture sector, the country's disaster management office said Sunday. Read more »

‘Parang buhawi’: Ilang estraktura, kabuhayan pinadapa ng bagyong Ambo

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 16 06:49 PM

Aabot na sa apat ang naitalang patay sa pananalasa ng bagyong Ambo, na nagdulot ng landslide, baha, at iba pang pinsala sa iba ibang parte ng Luzon at Visayas sa loob ng ilang araw. Read more »

Slightly weaker Ambo to continue drenching northern Luzon

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 16 06:15 PM

Tropical storm Ambo (international name: Vongfong) is expected to bring heavy to moderate rains over northern Luzon even after it weakened slightly on Saturday morning, state weather bureau PAGASA said.  Read more »

2,000 families evacuate in Quezon province due to Ambo

John Gabriel Agcaoili, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 15 05:48 PM

Around 2,000 families in Quezon Province fled their homes due to severe tropical storm Ambo, a disaster official said Friday.  Read more »

Ambo weakens after forcing 140,000 from homes in virus-hit Philippines

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 15 10:43 PM

Ambo weakened into a severe tropical storm on Friday after it drove tens of thousands of people into evacuation centers while trying to follow COVID-19 protocols. Read more »

'Ambo' makes 5th landfall over Burias island; Signal No. 2 raised in Metro Manila

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 15 10:02 AM

Typhoon Ambo slammed into Burias island 3 a.m. Friday, bringing strong winds and heavy rains as it made its 5th landfall so far over the eastern Philippines, state weather bureau PAGASA said.  Read more »

Hontiveros asks executive branch to 'exert legal, diplomatic pressure' vs China over marine damage

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 27 07:55 PM

Sen. Risa Hontiveros on Monday filed a resolution urging the executive department to "exert legal and diplomatic pressure" against the Chinese government to compel Asia's largest economy to pay for damage in the West Philippine Sea. Read more »

Health workers, kagawad na bantay-checkpoint inararo ng truck sa Bukidnon; 3 patay, 1 kritikal

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 21 01:13 PM

Patay ang isang barangay kagawad at dalawang barangay health worker habang kritikal naman ang isa matapos masagasaan ng isang 10-wheeler truck sa Sayre Highway, Maramag, Bukidnon gabi ng Biyernes.  Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: January 21, 2020

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 22 12:06 AM

Here are the big stories today in photos Read more »

Checking the damage

Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 21 06:08 PM

Residents of Talisay, Batangas check their homes damaged by volcanic earthquakes caused by rising magma on Tuesday, more than a week since the Taal volcano erupted.  Read more »

LOOK: Images of 1965 Taal eruption show scenes of chaos, despair

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 16 06:16 AM

The September 1965 eruption of Taal is considered one of the deadliest recorded of the volcano. Read more »

Mga bahay, nawasak dahil sa pagyanig ng Taal; mga kalsada, nagkabitak-bitak

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 15 08:08 AM

Nasira ang mga bahay sa Lemery, Batangas dahil sa sunod-sunod na pagyanig at pagkabitak ng lupa at kalsada. Read more »

NDRRMC: Mga apektado ng bulkang Taal, umakyat sa 10,455 pamilya

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 15 05:18 AM

Pumalo na sa 10,455 na pamilya ang naapektuhan ng pag-aalboroto ng bulkang Taal pagpatak ng Miyerkoles, ayon sa tala ng National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC). Read more »

Economic impact of Taal eruption pegged at P7.6-B in Batangas alone

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 15 12:44 AM

The Taal Volcano's continued activity is seen as a potential speed bump for the Philippine economy's growth. Read more »

60 bahay sa Cebu, natupok

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 14 01:40 AM

CEBU - Aabot sa 60 tahanan ang natupok sa sunog Lunes ng gabi sa Barangay Luz, Cebu City, ayon sa tala ng Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP).   Read more »